UPDATE: After getting Kies to finally work, I got the J15 update installed on my Vibrant. So far, I’ve noticed the GPS locks in less than 10 seconds, so it looks like we’ve finally got a true GPS fix!

UPDATE 2: Looks like Samsung has pulled the update from Kies for some reason!

UPDATE 3: T-Mobile has advised against installing the update from Kies because of some “known issues”. Magenta states that an over the air update will be released soon.

While this might not be the Android 2.2 update we’re all hoping for, I’m sure it’ll generate a good amount of excitement for Vibrant owners. Vibrant owners are reporting that a new update is available for download via Samsung Kies. Users report that the update (J15) contains several fixes including the ability to use the Samsung Media Hub app and more importantly, GPS issues seem to finally be resolved. We’re currently downloading the Kies software and we’ll report back with our results! In the meantime, let us know in the comments if you’ve downloaded the update and if you’ve noticed any changes.

About Kickstar13

This is great news! Now just give it 2.2 and call it a day Samsung… until a new version of Android comes out :p

JSL

Last time I tried Skies it appeared to be disabled by TMO. I tried the method shown on Utube with no luck. Have others managed to use Skies?

Old11Greg11

You just have to make sure usb connect mode is set to kies and that you are using the TW launcher. Any other launcher and Kies wont recognize the phone

Luis

I am please so far with the results. But have a minor problem my youtube icon & widget is given me a connection error since I did the Samsung kies update. On the other hand my picture gallery has improve also no lag looking at a long list of picture. Media Hub is working now. Just one problem so far that I notice. If anymore problem occurred I keep you posted.

slammington

yee-haw!

jstew

I dont see an option to install Kies on a Mac…does anyone know a work around in order to get this update without having to wait on it being sent over the air?

Carlos

im a pc, sorry cant help

chefgon

According to Samsung, the only way to update your Vibrant as a Mac user is to install Kies on a friend’s Windows PC.

Also, Vibrant doesn’t support over-the-air updates, so if you can’t gain access to a Windows PC then you’re stuck on your current firmware forever.

Samsung sucks at software big time.

Frigadroid

So the vibrant won’t accept ota? What about the epic and captivate didn’t they get ota updates? Why would samsung or tmobile do that? Proof or I don’t believe you.

remixfa

where did you hear that bunch of balony?
go to settings, software update. Kies is just going to get it before they do OTA. Test it on the early adopters.

What is Kies? Is this a hack or something? I’d almost rather wait on the OTA.

Should I?

Kickstar13

Kies is Samsung’s syncing app for the PC. Its an official Samsung product.

Terry

Still, is it reasonable to expect an OTA update? Or is using Kies the only option?

Kickstar13

I’m pretty sure the update will be rolled out via OTA at some point.

maddy

Kies won’t install since it extracts and then the popup shutsdown. Anyone else have this problem? I have tried installing 3 different versions (multiple countries). I’m using XP and Windows 7 but no luck :(

noone

The screen goes white, but it’s still working. Click through the first couple of screens real fast then use the windows preview to navigate.

You can also move the screen around and drag it across another window to see what it there…I know its dumb, but it works.

maddy

Nothing happened on my computer after it extracted the files (after the initial blue popup)

Antwain

Kies is like samsungs version of itunes only for the galaxy s phones. You can’t download it from the u.s.a samsung website. The link on it for this page takes you to international galaxy s website so you can download it.

I just went through the update and it did NOT reset to factory settings. All my data is still there :)

Kickstar13

I backed up my Vibrant just to be on the safe side. It didn’t delete any of my files.

David

That’s awesome but right now I’m running a custom mod+kernel so not really inclined to change. But I’ve heard the gps fix is working awesome, in one instance someone said 11/12 locked in 30 secs on their break.

Frigadroid

I think I will wait for an official ota update. I have been aware of j12 j14 and now j15 firmware is out there so it’s good to know they are working on getting it right. I still have faith we will get the proper fix and a froyo update someday in the future. If not I can do the work around later after it is proven to be stable.

Frigadroid

I think I will wait for an official ota update. I have been aware of j12 j14 and now j15 firmware is out there so it’s good to know they are working on getting it right. I still have faith we will get the proper fix and a froyo update someday in the future. If not I can do the work around later after it is proven to be 100% stable.

noone

Great update! Fixes the GPS and searching contacts doesn’t crash on multiple linked contacts anymore. The only data I lost was the Daily Briefing settings…ironic that Samsung’s own app did not retain its settings.

blablabla

one of the things I was waiting for with this update was the youtube application. So much easier having the HQ option right there as opposed to having to hit menu and go to “more.”

XfooYen

Word has it that this update did not fix the compass issue. Can anyone confirm?

Muely

Got Kies to work fine but I’ve got that unofficial ROM that was floating around on the T-Mobile forums on my phone and the firmware updater in Kies says my version can’t be updated… guess I’ll have to reflash to the original firmware before I can try this update.

Acacia Strain

Just did the update via Kies and it looks like my phone is bricked. ha. Won’t load past the Galaxy S screen.

Acacia Strain

Loaded past the Galaxy screen but now the screen remains black. Touching the screen lights up the buttons but so far nothing from there.

chris

If u have applied any sort of lag fix ur doomed. U needed to revert bacl to really stock firmware then upgrade.

Dick Richards

check out this thread at xda. Looks like you’re not bricked, but just need to get to recovery and delete user data. There are videos in youtube about getting into recovery if this thread doesnt help.

Downloading now, hopefully this will help with some issues.
Only thing I noticed though is that it is the JI5 (jay eye five) not J15…so googling J15 just made me more confused so I could get more info on this story :)

monkeyboy

So what happens when the Tmobile OTA update comes out and we updated with KIES? Will the Tmobile update work?

JustMike

Does anyone know if this update will unroot a rooted Vibrant? If so, does the same rooting process work on the updated firmware? Thanks!

Acacia Strain

My Vibrant was rooted with Ryanza and after the update it seems to not want to load past a black screen so I’d be cautious doing it with a rooted phone.

JustMike

Thanks Acacia Strain & blablabla.. I think I’ll sit back and make sure they fix the issues with the lagfix. GPS works well enough that I’m not in a hurry.

blablabla

Yes some people over at XDA were rooted and did the update just fine. But they were exactly that. Just ROOTED. no custom rom.

Acacia Strain

Did this brick anyone elses phone? Did the update and Kies restarted my phone but the screen is only black and the buttons are unresponsive now.

blablabla

Mine updated just fine. It did take a while to boot up past the galaxy s logo but I guess that’s to be expected with a firmware update. It was probably not a good idea to use this update when you were running a lagfix. Should’ve reverted back to stock firmware and then updated.

Loco Froyo

Stop posting your problems over and over.

First of all if you need help you already know you should be on XDA forums, not tmonews. You really think ROM hackers are reading tmonews looking to share their wisdom?

Secondly you were apparently running a lagfix and had no clue what you were actually doing to your phone or you never would have attempted this with the lagfix installed. Next time do yourself a favor and LEARN about what you are doing and educate yourself about how your changing your phone before you really do brick it.

Acacia Strain

Chill out man. Site kept having errors so I didn’t know if got posted once. We are lacking a delete button after all.

I’ve had no trouble installing a Kies update before with Lagfix.

flaroadie

is there a samsung supported version of kies for the mac?

ShinyBuddha

Update worked perfectly here. Just fyi I was only running stock from the box, I haven’t done anything to it. Firmware updated everything just fine thru Kies [ver. 1.51](downloaded it from somewhere, I think the UK Samsung site).

Checked for firmware on Kies and this is what popped up…
Model Name: SGH-T959
Current Version: PDA:JFD/Phone:JFD (<-stock with no modifications)
Latest Version: PDA:JI5/Phone:JI5

This is what is now on the phone after update…
About Phone:
Firmware Version: 2.1 Update1
Baseband Version T959UVJI5
Kernel Version: 2.6.29
Build number: Eclair.UVJI5

GPS no longer crashes Navigation or Maps.
Media Player is now enabled (if it matters to you, selection is slim atm).
All settings remained intact.
No files or apps were missing.

I'm happy =)

Someone did post in xda that they contacted T-mobile and asked why it wasn't released from them. Their reply was that Kies isn't supported in the US…. (obviously incorrect as it recognized my SGH-T959 right from the start).

remixfa

kies is not officially supported in america. It still works fine. With the vibrant you have to DL the vibrant USB files either through samsung or through apps like the tethering apps to get it to work though.

HeHateMe

Do you have a link for the drivers or suggest a tethering app? My device just keeps initializing and searching for drivers

Frigadroid

I used the kies suite from the UK. I think it could be blocked in the US because Tmobile does not support tethering. For those who can’t get it working did you download & install the needed drivers? Could it have something to do with 32 bit vs 64 bit systems? I’m not an expert so I’m surprised it was so easy for me and my brother. Go to the forums & watch the videos it will work once you get it right.

ItsMichaelNotMike

Not saying this is it, but sometimes apps and programs won’t install or work because people don’t have the latest Microsoft .NET Framework installed on the PC or the version that the software developer used to create the app. is incompatible with version on your computer.

I won’t get into lots of detail in here, but in plain English Microsoft .NET Framework is the “code” and “commands” (language) that software developers use to create applications and programs for Microsoft operating systems (98, XP, Vista, 7).

Where problems occur is when a developer uses a version of .NET Framework that is incompatible with the .NET Framework installed on your computer (all Windows OSs have some version of .NET Framework).

The easiest way to resolve issues (without having to spend hours trying to figure out if framework is the issue, is to simply install the latest version of it. Current version is 4.0.30319.1 (4.0).

You can see which version you have by going into Control Panel, click the Add/Remove programs icon and look under the alphabetical list for “Microsoft .NET Framework…” with your version following the name. Prepared to be shocked as a lot of old systems are still in use, with Framework versions 1.4, 2.0. 2.5, etc.

Getting framework is free from Microsoft since they want you to use the latest programs and it’s really part of the OS, so charing for parts of it would be insane.

Where I got for all my Microsoft download needs is the coolest site on the planet. It gives you direct links to Microsoft files without having to go through the validation process!

Bonus Tip: If you have an HD2 running WinMo 6.5x the mobile version of Framework, called Compact .NET Framework, runs in to conflicts because smartphone software developers tend to use a framework version they are used to, and it may be outdated or too advanced than what’s on your phone. But smartphone developers will tell you which version of NET Framework you need to have on your device to use the program.

If your problem is not Microsoft .NET Framework, well never mind.

P.s. I took an Ambien and hallucinating. Obviously no time to spell check my words or look over my grammar. And I notice that the post is way too long for this site (It’s an outline for an article I am writing). So yes, you have been used and abused. Take the pain.

NiiDiddy

I already have the Samsung Kies….off to download fixes!!! :-). Will report back in a bit…

phaelenx

I’ve downloaded Kies and it’s not connecting…How are you guys getting this to work. All it says is connecting the device

phaelenx

Looks like when you download Kies it needs to be updated. After that it worked fine. Smooth sailing to far

Warning you that I did the update with a Lag fixed phone and now my phone is essentially bricked.

Jamm

Cool about the re-root, just concerned about problems with the phone and current lag fix and something going wrong by updating with this. I want to do it just covering my bases to make sure I do brick it

Garet

I cant even get Kies to find my Vibrant and the driver for when mine is in Kies mode will not even install on my computer I am running windows 7

Chris

Trying to do this update and getting a msc.thunderbird.firmwareupdate error when its in the downloading binary files part of the download. Anyone having this problem?

Loco Froyo

You should not have updated Kies when prompted. Install it and do NOT install the automatic update.

allaboutthat

kies is crap!

will there be an OTA?

cuz kies is useless

JonW

For those of you experiencing the msc.thunderbird.firmwareupdate error , DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT install the update to 1.5.3 for Kies! 1.5.1 (which is what you downloaded) installs it fine!

For those of you who have allowed the update to happen, uninstall the application, remove the C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies folder, reboot, install again and DON’T let the update for Kies install!

You’ll be fine after that!

Chris

This DOES NOT work. Uninstalled as you said, deleted the Samsung folder, rebooted, reinstalled, and now it says it does not need to be updated. So this is practically BS. Well no wait, not practically BS, it is BS, full blown. As someone else stated, they must of pulled the update after it was leaked.

DontTrip

Who cares… you can polish a turd,but its still a turd!!!… samsung sucks.. have fun waiting for froyo…lol… if you ever get it…..

JonW

Someone do everyone a favor and ban this troll!

DontTrip

lol hahaha.. just trying to prove a point… i constantly see you vibrant owner hating on other phones.. mostly the G2…i personally have no problem with the vibrant.. just tryin to show how pointless these types of comments are…

Mike

Anyone have a problem with their update taking a long time……..My screen went from downloading to a bluish- white screen and seems to be froze there.

Mike

It looks like they took the update down. When this was first reported I saw the update in Kies but my battery was too low to install. I waited for the battery to charge and now Kies is saying that my device’s version cannot be updated. I have firmware JFD.

Justin

Yeah, I’m getting the same message. JFD/JFD, cannot be updated. Looks like I was too slow to the party.

Mark

I get the “This device’s version cannot be updated.” message also. This sucks!
Unless there was a serious problem with the update, why would they take it down?

What do I do if I have a Mac? I cant get Odin unless I have a PC, correct?

WhySamgung?!

I’m in the US, I have a Vibrant with original firmware. I installed Kies, but when I try to connect the phone it says I need to connect to Kies in PC Studio mode, then it terminates the connections. Switched the USB settings to use Samsung Kies and connected the phone again, it tries to install the driver but it fails after a while… I got the Vibrant the day it was released, at the time it was the best Android device available on the market (t-mobile) however if I would have known Samsung was going to be this poorly when it came to software I would have not gotten this phone. In terms of hardware is still pretty impressive though. For making such a huge deal out of these Galaxy S phones Samsung has done a very poor job supporting and addressing its issues. I would definitely think it twice before getting another Samsung phone.

Henry

“Hello”, do you know if you have JI2 update, it requires you to flash back to stock to flash this update (J15)? Or can you just flash straight from J12 to J15?

Kickstar13

Are you running stock Vibrant ROM? Rooted?

Henry

No, I’m not running stock anymore. I’m running JI2 which was an unofficial firmware update from Samsung that I flashed with Odin. It’s a great improvement, but JI4 and J15 sound better and sounds like they hammer out a couple of errors in the JI2 (namely the Gallery lags randomly). Not sure if I can flash straight from JI2 to JI4 or JI5?

It didn’t require rooting to flash to JI2 so I am not rooted.

Antwain

Tmobile get the lead out with an official ota update tomorrow so people don’t have to deal with the mess that is kies.

Today will forever live on as the day we all waited for forever, then couldn’t get the software to work before the update was pulled, then T-mo sent us back to “update comin soon” mode, with no explanation of soon and the previous soon coming in one day (by the end of september). #FAIL!!! :)

Turn in your man card, you are officially a douche. I know how this works, but it was T-mo who said “wait for it” last night, not Samsung. Die now

Jessica

I agree. Just got my Vibrant today, tried to use the GPS to get somewhere and it locked up. I’m hoping that the fix for this comes soon – and stays up. :/

j

I realize you were told by TMO to wait but they have no control over it so that is all they can say. The #FAIL is samsung. My Vibrant is and always will be flawless! GPS links within 30 seconds which is fine by me and if it gets better, AWESOME. Anyone who cant wait 30 seconds for GPS link is asking a bit too much, sorry, just my opinion.

Vibrant Addict

Except a lot of us NEVER get a lock on the GPS. Doesn’t seem like a bit much eh?

getreal

You Sir are hilarious and I enjoy reading your posts. I am literally laughing while I type this…. Good stuff.

I’m with you, Hilt. I am one of the lucky ones who has never had a problem with the GPS but even I have had it up to here with the promised updates that are taking so long to come. I want the lag fixed, I want better battery life, I want a battery monitor that is accurate, I want a task manager,I want to not have updates available that turn out to be difficult to implement and then pulled, but most of all I want stable updates to come in a reasonable amount of time. My middle name is ‘Patience’ but after this I’m just about ready to get Ghetto on Samsung!

I forgot to mention that if it was necessary to pull this update off of Kies then it would have been nice to have been given specific reasons as to why. Poor customer skills…correction, no customer skills!

wack mode

u die hoe

Ryan

As much as I despise iPhone fanboys, Android has attracted some absolutely retarded people.

Android users that think cell phone carriers have ANY control over when your next android update will come out have their heads so far up their android that they forgot how to get out, they totally live in their own world… up their android.

k-mack

thank you Navixo. you said it so so many of us don’t have to!…

pimpstrong

An OTA Update comes from the Carrier soooooooo…?

John

There are two points to an update release. First the manf has to test the update then send the update to the carrier for the carrier to approve. In this case Samsung did NOT get approval from T-Mobile to release the update as testing was not complete. The problem is that, with phones like the HD2 and Behold II, T-Mobile doesn’t want to continue to push out crap phones or updates that are going to screw up the phone. This is a good thing and I am sure “soon” means just that. Probably a week or so.

mike

Guess it aint working no moe cus i upgraded it earlier was working fine and now its bakc to the same ole thang,,, searchin for location

j

did you enable using wireless networks, if not do it

Frigadroid

J, do you even know what a gps is? Your ignorant denial that the vibrant works flawlessly just shows how little you know. Go back to the peanut gallery and try to convince some 5 year olds that you have a clue what your talking about. Your counterproductive rants are making you look foolish and are of no benefit to anyone here.

remixfa

i just use the GPS fix for my vibrant. i normally get a lock within 20-30 secs. i use it a bit for when im biking to track my mileage. of course, without being outside and using both gps and wireless networks, theres no telling where it will say im at. I woke up last month and it said was in berlin, germany. yet i was still in FL.. lol.

tmoled

So sick of all the android “pros”. Whenever you two are done blowing each other why don’t you kindly tell us how it works? Are you implying that Tmobile has nothing to do with the timeline of the update? If it’s all up to Samsung, then how come Sprint and ATT have gotten updates?
Do you honestly think that everyobody believes that Tmobile writes the code? Get over yourselves! What everyone is implying is that Tmobile does not have any nards and cannot get the manufacturers to do anything for their customers, they let them off the hook and keep buying their products and marketing and selling their products to their own customers. They keep letting manufacturers walk all over them and we the customers pay for it.

The phone has been out for 3 months with a major flaw! Why in he(( do people keep defending samsung or tmobile and arguing that this is acceptable. And btw I really don’t care if you don’t use your GPS, that is the worst argument, please keep it to yourself.

remixfa

tmoled,
its up to samsung to produce the update. it is then up to tmobile to do some testing on it, and then allow the OTA.

The Epic came out with the GPS fix installed. Its update was to fix some MAJOR flaws in the device other than the GPS that the vibrant doesnt have. We also dont know what else goes on behind the scenes.
Also, They might be adding in the UMA app to the next update. Weve all seen the demo video using the vibrant. That will take extra time to implement as the developer said it cant be just a “market app”, it has to be installed by the manufacturer.

Well my phone got bricked after doing the Kies update and Samsung said I voided the warrenty by using UK specific software on my phone. Blah blah blah I then called TMO tech support and they guided me on how to reflash the phone (I was doing it wrong). After starting the phone back from scratch, THE UPDATE STUCK and now I have all the new features and updates.

PROS:
Built in task manager
Dedicated camcorder button
WORKING GPS
Media Hub (which I will never use)

CONS:
Unlock screen requires further swipe down
YouTube widget that now sux

It was worth getting the update tho since my GPS works now

pimpstrong

Man my new Avatar looks Cracked Out.

j

Gee, I wont upgrade then as my GPS works fine and best thing on list was working GPS and have one already. Try widget locker app for screen lock issue

Dick Richards

your phone isnt bricked. XDA has a post up in their forum. You have to get into recovery mode and delete user data. Sure, you will have to start over if you are rooted or running a rom, but at least you can start over. Look in the Vibrant forums, or go to page one of this post and check out the links I posted.

mrjoeyloke

This is garbage! I need this update like yesterday! Without working GPS I’m having to reach for the ol g1 all the time! Give me 2.2 as well man! Garbage!

BeerBellyBilly

Watch your battery life if you updated. The Sprint Epic version of this update has a problem where the DRM polling service for the Samsung Media Hub app doesn’t turn off after exiting the Hub app, keeps polling every 11 seconds which won’t let the phone enter sleep mode correctly. Big battery drain. Might be reason why the app was pulled from Kies.

trevreds

The only thing I care about is the GPS getting fixed, everything else is minor or just icing on the cake.

I got the Kies update and all of the icing, but my cake still sucks! My GPS is worse now than before the update! WTF? Fail Samsung! Fail T-mobile!

My Vibrant is going to ‘accidentally’ fall into the toilet bowl, and please (T-mobile insurance) send me one that has a working GPS!!!!

PlowRox

Hmm Maybe someone could help all of us that have installed KIES and cant get the darn thing to even see the phone! I’ve tried every combo for the usb/KIES and every time says either no device or cant use that mode!

So if thats how they are going to have people update then they should expect a barrage of its crapola and dont work support calls!

And yes T-Mobile has no nards when it comes to supporting their users! Case in point look how google walked all over the installed user base with the nexus!

They paid samsung for this device and service but they need to turn up the flames on them!

pimpstrong

was your phone in Samsung Kies mode?

Vibrant Addict

Settings>Applications>USB Settings> set it to Samsung Kies

Another issue I had was thta I was using LauncherPro. You have to go back to TwLauncher in order to go into Kies mode when plugged in. If all else fails, head on over to XDA.

drhonk

This is funny, I got my update this past Sunday and I had no choice since it was an OTA push. GPS was worse and USB tethering feature was not available any more … so I flashed the custom GPS fix .. :)

monkeyboy

Sure.

Stickdude

Yeah – at best I can’t see any GPS improvement, and DAMMIT indeed there goes the tethering.

Anybody know how to get tethering to work again?

meghan

how do yu put your phone in KIES MODE????PLEASE HELP!!

Brad

Go into your settings, then applications, usb settings, then change it to Samsung Kies mode, then return to your home screen.

I truly feel gypped now after seeing this. Samsung isn’t giving us Froyo by September because they’re busy making phones for the competition! Not feeling the love from Samsung AT ALL. May be my first and ONLY Samsung smartphone I’ll ever own.

remixfa

u cant be serious.. can you.
the competition? samsung doesnt see vzw or tmobile as competition, only more space to sell products. the competition is in YOUR head not theirs. Besides, that, when Samsung launched the phone they said they were going to have it on EVERY carrier.
Thats a good thing, that means that its going to get all the updates (eventually) because its so high profile and they wont dump it like they do with non performing phones.

Vibrant Addict

I really hope you’re right because I don’t see updates going anywhere for this phone.

I didn’t get any update with Kies, but it does not matter as I now firmly believe that all but one of the GPS satellites have fallen out of the sky or gone out of orbit into outer space because I tried the manual fixes and they worked for a while but now not a lock and only one sat found…

I can still return this phone… I’m considering going for the G2 even with the smaller space and less speed on the processor but with the reliability of HTC (have not been burned by HTC yet; Samsung: twice, one with a point and shoot camera, and now this phone).

Vert

I did the update, and it worked well. Here’s my notes on the experience:
* Downloaded Kies, installed, did NOT do Kies update.
* Set phone to use Samsung launcher
set USB mode to Kies.
* Plugged in USB cable.
* Had trouble getting Kies to see phone after plugging in… rebooted phone and computer and tried again.

Worked this time, downloaded and installed. Overall, once it found the phone, the process took 15 minutes.

Note that reboot after install takes a looonnng time (sits at Galaxy S screen). Do not panic.

This unrooted my phone but worth it.

Items fixed/updated that I’ve noticed so far:

* GPS works much better. I could seldom get a lock in my car… today I had 8/11 locked in under 30 seconds. Used it with google maps a while, all seems good.
* GPS Status app shows good accuracy, down to 15 feet. BIG improvement.
* Gallery… now shows most recent photos first. I have a lot of photos, so this is a help to me.
* Swype has voice recognition button. Works great too, better than google’s voice rec, and it works in any text field.
* A basic task manager has been added in my apps.
* You don’t have to reboot phone to switch screen font anymore!
* Seems snappier overall.

I attempted to install the update as well and it is saying no update available I have not heard anything further any ideas??

house3272

yea….i’ve had this for almost 3 weeks now…….

ItsMichaelNotMike

This is interesting, from IntoMobile:

“Remember the Android software update which dropped yesterday for the Samsung Vibrant that was supposed to fix the known GPS issues? Well, it looks like T-Mobile would rather you wait for the official OTA that should be coming out soon, as the Kies update seemed to have some issues.

Samsung is said to have removed the Kies GPS fix, so don’t think you’re doing something wrong if you’re not prompted to update through Kies. T-Mobile will announce the availability of the official GPS fix update soon, but the MyTouch 3G and Slide were also supposed to be updated “soon” in June, so take that at face value. We doubt it will take jtoo long, but we do know that T-Mobile can be a little slow to roll when it comes to their launch estimates.

We’re still not sure what issues the Kies update had, but we’re not really willing to find out. My Vibrant review unit has been one of the buggiest phones I’ve probably ever touched in my life, so I’m not really willing to sacrifice any more functionality from this phone any time soon. While it’s unlikely, it would be great if T-Mobile sent out an OTA that had the GPS fix along with some Froyo. We can hope.

So if you’re experiencing problems with your Vibrant after updating through Samsung Kies, you may want to call customer service to see what they might be able to do for you. If you’re rooted, however, hopefully you backed up your ROM before the update was applied. If not, there’s a decent number of ROMs out there that you can install if your Vibrant is really suffering. Hopefully T-Mobile will be pushing out this OTA sometime soon to take care of the issues that some of you may be experiencing.

As for now, we suggest you use the manual fix that we posted a while back still. It may not work for everyone, but many people have reported that their GPS has improved after using it, so give it a go if you haven’t yet.”

Chris

There were issues because those people that just jump the wagon freaking bricked their phones coz they didn’t take out all of the aftermarket stuffs they put in. and by that i meant, the lag fixes, custom rom with tw, etc.

If they had done the update with a STOCK Vibrant, It would’ve gone flawlessly!!! which is why i am mad at t-mobile. clearly, it was the users problem, not the update. RULE #1 in IT -> “User’s fault.”

Now everyone has to suffer from people’s stupidity.

Todd

So, what happened to “fix during September”??

allaboutthat

i guess no customer satisfaction award for t mo next year, if they keep this up!

jymmyblanka

you can try this is realy safe on your phone….Dial *#*#1472365#*#*

3 – Under “Application settings” Change “Operation Mode” to STANDALONE
4 – Under “SUPL/CP Settings” Change the SERVER & PORT to lbs.geo.t-mobile.com and port 7275 [ Do not use http://www., do not use supl]

5 – REBOOT

jymmyblanka

rhis information i get from the las update firmware F15…;)

vibrant user

i work for tmobile and i’m beginning to go from concern to overall frustration. The company is starting to really disappoint on a lot of levels. This phone should have gotten an update a long time ago. Especially considering we were the first in the u.s. to release a galaxy device. This is so disappointing man.

Vibrant Addict

For those NOT on Facebook, here’s an update from Samsung on there, should calm us a bit but I HOPE they set specific time frames by then.

Samsung Mobile
T-Mobile and Samsung are hearing your questions regarding timing for the Vibrant software upgrade. We are continuing to work diligently to provide you with improvements in an effort to provide you with a high quality experience. We plan to have more information to share next week regarding timing on when these updates …will be delivered to customers over-the-air. Thank you for your patience.

Phaelenx

I updated my phone a few weeks ago and so far so good. The only thing I absolutely HATE is my freaking swype dictionary keeps suggesting hidden words that I have to delete. My GPS is definately faster with loading. I’ve also noticed some new widgets too like the HD cam and the Task manager. Pretty cool overall.

Its day two of next week about 8:00 pm. Will we hear anything before Friday? Let’s all stay tuned!

djerrodb

When I called T-Mobile today (13-Oct) to inquire about a “faulty” media scanner, I asked about the future update making sure to mention my issues with the GPS as well. At first the service rep told me that an OTA update hadn’t been pushed and he had no timeline for one. Then, just like that, he gave me the address to this post (he made sure to spell it out for me for the sake of clarity) and told me I could find all the information on a working GPS update here but that I would have to install it manually. I’m on Mac at work and Linux at home and haven’t really taken the time to try to get Kies working on my netbook which is my only current Windows box. Will see if it works.

MWillams

The updates fried my first vibrant. Completely made email unusable. Wouldn’t sync or request new emails. Couldn’t count either…at one point I had 27 of 22 messages unread from a Verizon account and -1 unread message of 8 in a yahoo account.

TMobile blamed Verizon and Yahoo. Finally after 14 days got a replacement phone. Only took 4 trips to the store and 3 customer service calls.

Got new phone up and then this morning…new update arrived. Phone not usable until update is accepted per Samsung and Tmobile. No one can tell me which update this will be. No one knows if it will fry more phones. No one claims to have tested the update at all.

Can’t wait for my next $500 paperweight.

Craig

I got my update to version T959UVJI6, but I wouldn’t say that the GPS issues are fixed. It can still take a very long time to get a lock. Also, the Navigation app can be very sluggish, and even when I do get a GPS lock, my location on the map can jump around considerably.

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